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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Moira call Del?

2. Everything is ________________ in town.

3. What extreme weather occurs during the last spring that Del spends in Jubilee?

4. On what day does Del announce that she is going to church?

5. What is the name of the road where Del's family lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Del's aunts move after Uncle Craig dies?

2. What social and self improvement activities does Del's mother engage in?

3. What is Del's mother's occupation in this chapter?

4. What are the circumstances of Del's biting Mary Agnes?

5. What object of Uncle Craig's do Del's aunts give to her after his death?

6. When Del stays with her aunts for the summer there is an event which sticks out in her mind. What is the event and what does it point out about her aunts?

7. How does Del manage the news that Uncle Craig has died?

8. Who is Mary Agnes?

9. Who is the surprise visitor from America who arrives at Del's house one day?

10. How does Del come to the realization that not all prayers are answered in the way one would like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As you might expect from the title, the author provides the perspective of how girls and women view the world. Choose two situations in the book which also involve men or boys and create a brief synopsis of how the males viewed the same situations.

Essay Topic 2

LIVES OF GIRLS AND WOMEN is a classic coming of age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this story? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting for the novel. Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did the writer choose this setting?

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